TROY -- Saratoga Springs developer Sonny Bonacio has purchased the Cinema Art building on River Street in Troy, the fourth building he has purchased in the city.

Jim Conroy, an associate broker for Prudential Blake Commercial Realtors, said Bonacio purchased the building last week under the Dauchy/River Triangle LLC, based out of Saratoga Springs, with Keith Ferrara, who works for Bonacio Construction Inc., as organizer.

Conroy would not disclose how much Bonacio paid for the building, but said he had brokered it for the past year. It was previously owned by Cinema Art Theater Inc., based in Rochester.

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Bonacio also owns the River Triangle and Dauchy buildings, as well as the Keenan Building.

The Cinema Art building has a history of controversy. In 2006, it was raided by city police after it was learned lewd sex acts were taking place inside the building that housed a sex novelty shop and showed pornographic movies on the big screen. More controversy developed after the historic marquee attached to the front of the building was taken down as the city claimed it was in danger of collapsing.

Jan DeGroote, former owner of the building who also owns the Rochester-based company, sued the city claiming his civil rights were violated because he was only told about the demolition fewer than 24 hours before it occurred. He also said he hired two engineers to look at the marquee and they informed him it was structurally sound.The city settled the lawsuit just before the case was set for trial and paid DeGroote $30,000, which included attorney's fees.

Former Mayor Harry Tutunjian, Fire Chief Tom Garret, City Engineer Russ Reeves and other unnamed individuals were named in the suit. Tutunjian's name was later removed from the lawsuit.

A representative for Bonacio Construction Inc. could not be reached for comment. It is unclear what plans the company has for the building.